List of Belgian municipalities belonging to an urban region in 2025

This dataset corresponds to the updated list of Belgian municipalities belonging to an urban region, based on the analysis published in IBSA Report No. 17. The data covered by this dataset range from 2021 to 2025, and the municipal boundaries are those of 2025.

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Date (Creation)
2026-07-02
Date (Revision)
2026-07-02
Identifier
IBSA-BISA / ffdc5648-7619-11f1-be78-010101010000
Status
Completed
Custodian
  Brussels institute for statistics and analysis
Rue de Namur 59 , Brussels , 1000 , Belgium
https://ibsa.brussels/
Maintenance and update frequency
Irregular
EUROVOC - Concept themes
Thèmes GEMET
Data.gov.be themes
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
Spatial scope
INSPIRE feature concept dictionary
Access constraints
Other restrictions
Other constraints
No limitations to public access
Use constraints
Other restrictions
Other constraints
Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) - required citation of data source. The full license is available here: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode
Spatial representation type
Text, table
Metadata language
Nederlands; Vlaams
Metadata language
Français
Character set
UTF8
Topic category
  • Boundaries
Description
Brussels-Capital Region
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Distribution format
OnLine resource
Urban regions (in French) - Excel format ( WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download )
OnLine resource
Urban regions (in French) - Csv format ( WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download )
OnLine resource
Urban regions (in Dutch) - Excel format ( WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download )
OnLine resource
Urban regions (in Dutch) - Csv format ( WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download )
OnLine resource
https://ibsa.brussels/opendata ( WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link )
Hierarchy level
Dataset
Statement

This dataset is produced by the Brussels Institute for Statistics and Analysis (BISA) based on the methodology defined in Cahier de l’IBSA/Cahier van het BISA 17 (2026) on the Belgian urban structure.

The delineation of urban regions is based on a statistical method applied to data from the 2021 Census and to the municipal boundaries in force on 1 January 2025.

Urban regions are defined as the combination of the main urban pole (morphological agglomeration) and the suburban area (functional periphery). Each urban region is associated with a residential commuting zone.

The dataset results from the selection, harmonisation and processing of municipalities belonging to an urban region according to this methodology, with integration of the 2025 municipal boundaries.
File identifier
ffdba828-7619-11f1-a6ad-010101010000 XML
Metadata language
English
Character set
UTF8
Hierarchy level
Dataset
Date stamp
2026-07-02T14:06:47
Metadata standard name
Brussels INSPIRE metadata profil
Point of contact
  Brussels institute for statistics and analysis
Rue de Namur 59 , Brussels , 1000 , Belgium
https://ibsa.brussels/
 
 

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Keywords

Data.gov.be themes
Regions and cities
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
Administrative units
INSPIRE feature concept dictionary
Administrative Unit
Spatial scope
Regional

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